Terry Snodgrass, 57, was well-known and beloved in the EMS field
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Monthly Archives: June 2017
Man overdoses twice in 24 hours, comes back to thank his rescuers
Steve Sundquist said he has been sober since enrolling in a 75-day treatment program
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Taekwondo Olympic athlete arrested for assaulting paramedic
Court documents said Mandy Meloon punched the paramedic, put him in a thumblock and tried to knee him in the groin
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Ambulance en route to call struck by van; 3 hurt
Two paramedics and the driver of the van were taken to a hospital with non-life threatening injuries
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Mich. Senate targets 'doctor shopping' by opioid addicts
The bills would limit the amount of opioids that can be prescribed and require a “bona fide” physician-patient relationship to dispense drugs
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Company donates naloxone auto-injectors to first responders
More than 250 first responder agencies, public health departments and qualifying non-profit community groups across 35 states, have received donated EVZIO Auto-injectors
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Officials: EMTs, firefighters endangered by erratic 911 system
Authorities said the malfunctions in the system deprives responders of recent emergency information
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French fitness blogger dies from whipped cream explosion
The exploding canister hit Rebecca Burger violently in the chest, causing her to suffer a heart attack
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5 steps to a more accurate patient assessment
You are on scene with a patient who was found down in his living room; as you progress beyond the initial assessment, what are some typical assessment pitfalls to avoid?
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Clinical scenario: Patient complaining of weakness
You are dispatched to a report of an elderly male found down on the floor
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